9. On 11 June 2019, the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) was launched by the UN Secretary-General to promote 'sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars of the work of the United Nations'.[1] This strategy requires all UN entities to ensure disability inclusion is consistently and systematically mainstreamed into all aspects of their operational and programmatic work and requires UN entities to report on this progress annually.
10. WHO welcomes the launch of the UNDIS by the UN Secretary General. Securing the rights of people with disability is of fundamental importance to the Organization. Building on the previous work outlined above, this comprehensive and wide-ranging WHO Policy on Disability will serve as the primary framework for implementation of the UNDIS across the Organization, formalizing commitments and driving institutional change to make disability inclusion central to WHO's core functions.
Further information is available at the Implementing the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy.
[1] United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy, p. 1.
